Public Health

This treatment may be key to fighting COVID-19, study shows

In a new study, researchers found that nitric oxide treatment can be pivotal in the world's fight against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The...

This arthritis drug may fight severe COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found an immune-dampening drug used by people battling rheumatoid arthritis showed promise in patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19. The drug,...

Another new vaccine shows promise in preventing COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found n experimental messenger RNA (mRNA)-based vaccine against COVID-19 elicits protective immune responses in mice and non-human primates. Two injections...

Scientists find 21 existing drugs that could treat COVID-19

In a new study, researchers have found 21 existing drugs that stop the replication of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. They analyzed one of...

If U.S. relaxed too soon, physical distancing measures may not work at all

In a new study, researchers found if physical distancing measures in the United States are relaxed while there is still no COVID-19 vaccine or...

This study shows new drug for immune overreaction, a major cause of COVID-19 death

A recent study at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and elsewhere found a drug used to treat to HLH (ruxolitinib) could dramatically reverse respiratory and...

Is your home too small to prevent COVID-19 spread?

In a new study, researchers found although people with COVID-19 are told to keep their distance from family members to protect them from infection,...

Most U.S. people have not been infected with COVID-19 virus, this study shows

In a new study, researchers found from March to early May 2020, most people in the United States had not been infected with severe...

Scientists find how COVID-19 causes smell loss

Temporary loss of smell, or anosmia, is the main neurological symptom and one of the earliest and most commonly reported indicators of COVID-19. Studies suggest...

This test provides higher accuracy of COVID-19 detection

In a new review study, researchers compared different COVID-19 tests and found that sputum testing detected the RNA of the virus that causes COVID-19...